East Stroudsburg North hasn't had much luck against East Stroudsburg South recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves will look to defend their home field against the East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
East Stroudsburg North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Pocono Mountain East on the road to the tune of 42-14 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Timberwolves considering their seven-point performance the game before.
East Stroudsburg North found their leader in underclassman Brandon Roca, who picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). Wayne King also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making five total tackles, and defending a pass.
East Stroudsburg North wouldn't let Pocono Mountain East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Stroudsburg North can thank King and Roca for forcing both of them. Zachary Deresky-Martinez was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Stroudsburg North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Stroudsburg South had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Mountaineers onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
East Stroudsburg North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-5. As for East Stroudsburg South, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
East Stroudsburg North was taken down by East Stroudsburg South 34-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will East Stroudsburg North have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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